The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, June 12, 2004

AIRLINES
Cut in commission: Travel agents to meet global airlines on June 22
The airlines justify the reduction by stating that the decision reflects a change in the market conditions. More

From Bollywood to Hollywood
Mr V. Thulasidas (left), Chairman and Managing Director, Air India, and the Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, flagging off the first Air-India flight from Mumbai to Los Angeles at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in ... More

AI Charters to hire more contractual staff at 6 airports
AIR India Charters Ltd (AICL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Air India (AI), plans to hire close to 300 employees, including customer agents, junior executives (technical), traffic and ramp supervisors, ramp service agents and security agents, on ... More

SHIPPING
ISPS code: Major ports may impose `security cess'
PORT users in the country may have to share part of the financial burden that implementation of the new International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code has placed on the major ports. With the 12 major ports in the country close to ... More

RAILWAYS
RORO service again on Konkan Railway
THE "Roll-On Roll-Off" (RORO) service between Maharashtra and Mangalore will be reintroduced on the Konkan Railway network on June 15. The service was discontinued after running for a brief period during 1999. Addressing the members of ... More

Rlys uses Nabinagar lever to squeeze out better power rates — UP, Chhattisgarh SEBs ready to cut tariffs
FOR a long time, it was the Railways chasing the state electricity boards (SEBs), seeking better rates for power. Just an announcement of a captive plant has turned the tables and the SEBs seem to have suddenly discovered the importance of ... More

ICF-made AC coaches for Malaysian Rlys
THE Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, a railway production unit of Indian Railways, will supply 11 metre gauge air-conditioned coaches to Malaysian Railways. The ICF will earn $7.90 lakh (around Rs 3.50 crore) from the order. This is the first ... More

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RORO service again on Konkan Railway

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